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Speaker 1: stuff we're going to be talking about tonight, Dallas in

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Speaker 1: Brooklyn and that epic overtime game that we just witnessed

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Speaker 1: with the one hell of a flurry from Luca as

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Speaker 1: a facilitator in overtime. And then I've got a lot

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Speaker 1: of thoughts on the Philadelphia seventy six ers, who are

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Speaker 1: then they just finally relent under the physical onslaught of

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Speaker 1: and losing and improving in one night is that Luka

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Speaker 1: make up some of the three point because the advantage

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Speaker 1: for Dallas in this game was a three point line.

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Speaker 1: But you get a lot of that back by running

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Speaker 1: detail for both teams. Lineups for both teams are in

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Speaker 1: a completely different place right now. The Mavericks know who

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Speaker 1: The Luca match up was a problem for for Brooklyn

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Speaker 1: And this is not just this year. They weren't sharpen

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Speaker 1: both been very good in half court defense. So just

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Speaker 1: It's it's been a long time coming. They probably should

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Speaker 1: As always, I sincerely appreciate your guys support and I'll

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